Waypoint Spirits hosted an “East Meets West” Bloody Mary cocktail competition on December 6, 2015 at their Bloomfield distillery. San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits served guests their version of a Bloody Mary made with their Fugu Vodka and New Haven’s RIPE Craft Bar Juice offered a nonalcoholic version via their Bloody Mary mix, while area bartenders created their cocktails using Waypoint Spirits. Haddam’s Little Bird Provision Co. provided garnishes for the brunch libation. Proceeds from the event went to benefit Kenway’s Cause, a nonprofit organization that provides medical care to injured animals picked up by animal control officers in the City of Hartford. Gregory Genias of Parallel Post and owner of BootlegGreg, LLC took the win.
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- Cindy and Bill Dorsey, Partners in Waypoint Spirits, mixing Bloody Marys.
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- Co-Owners of Waypoint Spirits Doug Bowie, John Taylor and David Rossi during the “East Meets West” Bloody Mary Competition.
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- Gregory Genias of Parallel Post and owner of BootlegGreg, LLC.
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- Genias served his winning Bloody Mary in a plum tomato.
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- Sheri Harbec-Lincoln, Sales Manager with Jessica Cote, Beverage Manager of Carbone’s Kitchen. Their cocktail was topped with bacon-wrapped fried chicken.
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- Their cocktail was topped with bacon-wrapped fried chicken.
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- Dimitrios Zahariadis and Roger Gross of Highland Brass Co. and their Bloody Mary.
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- Zahariadis and Gross’s Bloody Mary.
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- J.D Altobello and Erin Mckiernan of RIPE Bar Juice served up nonalcoholic Bloody Marys.
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- Ballast Point’s Regional Sales Manager Jeff Nelson.
